"Now that the
campaign is over, how satisfied were you with the choice of presidential candidates? Would
you say that you were very satisfied, fairly satisfied, not very satisfied, or not at all
satisfied?"

11/00

11/96

11/92

11/88

%

%

%

%

Very satisfied

24

18

24

26

Fairly satisfied

44

33

37

36

Not very satisfied

18

24

21

20

Not at all satisfied

9

22

16

17

Don't know

5

3

2

1

.

"During this
campaign, did you feel you learned enough about the candidates and the issues to make an
informed choice between Gore, Bush, Nader and Buchanan, or did you find it difficult to
choose because you felt you did not learn enough from the campaign?"

%

Learned enough

83

Did not learn enough

15

Don't know

2

.

"How helpful were the
presidential debates to you in deciding which candidate to vote for? Would you say they
were very helpful, somewhat helpful, not too helpful, or not at all helpful?"

11/00

11/96

11/92

11/88

%

%

%

%

Very helpful

25

13

31

13

Somewhat helpful

37

28

39

35

Not too helpful

14

23

11

24

Not at all helpful

16

25

13

25

Didn't watch debates (vol.)

7

10

5

3

Don't know

1

1

1

-

.

"Students are often
given the grades A, B, C, D, or Fail to describe the quality of their work. Looking back
over the campaign, what grade would you give to each of the following groups for the way
they conducted themselves in the campaign? . . ."

"Don't know" response not shown

A

B

C

D

Fail

%

%

%

%

%

The press

6

22

31

18

20

The pollsters

7

22

28

15

14

The talk show hosts

9

22

24

11

10

The campaign consultants

5

26

29

8

5

The Republican Party

10

35

31

10

9

The Democratic Party

14

33

30

11

8

Al Gore

17

36

25

10

10

George W. Bush

15

37

27

10

9

Ralph Nader

7

20

26

14

11

Pat Buchanan

4

12

25

17

15

The voters

22

31

25

7

4

.

"Thinking about the
campaign again: How helpful were the candidates' commercials to you in deciding which
candidate to vote for? Would you say they were very helpful, somewhat helpful, not too
helpful, or not at all helpful?"

11/00

11/96

11/92

%

%

%

Very helpful

6

4

10

Somewhat helpful

23

21

28

Not too helpful

24

27

28

Not at all helpful

42

46

31

Don't know

5

2

3

.

"Compared to past
presidential elections, would you say there was more discussion of issues in this campaign
or less discussion of issues?"

11/00

11/96

11/92

%

%

%

More

46

25

59

Less

36

65

34

Same (vol.)

13

6

4

Don't know

5

4

3

.

"Compared to past
presidential elections, would you say there was MORE mudslinging or negative campaigning
in this campaign or LESS mudslinging or negative campaigning in this campaign?"

11/00

11/96

11/92

%

%

%

More

34

49

68

Less

46

36

16

Same (vol.)

16

12

14

Don't know

4

3

2

.

"Would you say the
press has been fair or unfair in the way it has covered Al Gore's / George W.
Bush's election campaign?"

Gore

Bush

%

%

Fair

71

65

Unfair

24

30

Don't know

5

5

.

"In your opinion,
what should news organizations do on election night? Wait to announce the winner in a
state until nearly all the votes are counted. OR, Should they PREDICT a winner when they
feel confident about the outcome of the election based on early returns."

%

Wait for the vote count

87

Predict winner based on early
returns

11

Don't know

2

.

"Early on election
night, news organizations mistakenly declared Al Gore the winner in Florida. Do you think
this mistake had any effect on how people in other parts of the country voted, OR don't
you think it had any impact?"